Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883
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rv02Narrative of an expedition to the polar sea, in the years 1820, 1821, 1822, & 1823
Narrative of an expedition to the polar sea, in the years 1820, 1821, 1822, & 1823book chapter 1842
- Summary
- Sir Edward Sabine was an Irish physicist, geodesist,astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist, polar explorer, soldier, and the 30th president of the Royal Society. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][2][3][4]
- Born
- 1788 [2]
- 1788-10-14 [4]
- Birth Place
- Dublin [3][4]
- Died
- 1883 [2]
- 1883-06-26 [4]
- Death Place
- Richmond, GB [3]
- East Sheen [4]
- Country
- Great Britain [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- astronomer [4]
- explorer [4]
- engineer [4]
- physicist [4]
- botanist [4]
- mathematician [4]
- ornithologist [4]
- zoologist [4]
- Profession
- Generalmajor [2]
- Educated at
- Royal Military Academy, Woolwich [4]
- Country of Education
- United Kingdom [4]
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [4]
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [4]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [4]
- British Museum person-institution thesaurus
- Entry [4]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
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